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A Mixed Finite Volume Element Method for Time-Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations on Triangular Grids

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  • Jie Zhao

    (School of Mathematical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
    School of Statistics and Mathematics, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics, Hohhot 010070, China)

  • Hong Li

    (School of Mathematical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China)

  • Zhichao Fang

    (School of Mathematical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China)

  • Yang Liu

    (School of Mathematical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China)

Abstract

In this article, the time-fractional reaction-diffusion equations are solved by using a mixed finite volume element (MFVE) method and the L 1 -formula of approximating the Caputo fractional derivative. The existence, uniqueness and unconditional stability analysis for the fully discrete MFVE scheme are given. A priori error estimates for the scalar unknown variable (in L 2 ( Ω ) -norm) and the vector-valued auxiliary variable (in ( L 2 ( Ω ) ) 2 -norm and H ( div , Ω ) -norm) are derived. Finally, two numerical examples in one-dimensional and two-dimensional spatial regions are given to examine the feasibility and effectiveness.

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  • Jie Zhao & Hong Li & Zhichao Fang & Yang Liu, 2019. "A Mixed Finite Volume Element Method for Time-Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations on Triangular Grids," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 7(7), pages 1-18, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:7:y:2019:i:7:p:600-:d:246062
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    1. Jie Zhao & Zhichao Fang & Hong Li & Yang Liu, 2020. "A Crank–Nicolson Finite Volume Element Method for Time Fractional Sobolev Equations on Triangular Grids," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 8(9), pages 1-17, September.

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